Last week, the Yankees blew a five-run lead in the ninth on a Jose Altuve walk-off homer, saw their superstar outfielder plus five others hit the shelf due to a COVID outbreak, lost their first baseman indefinitely to a bone bruise in his knee, and watched their recently-acquired outfielder suffer a season-ending ACL tear. Their lineups have been riddled with RailRiders and random veterans.
Yes, they’ve only played three games since last Monday and the B-squad even managed to steal a series against the Red Sox, but I will still gladly take the off-day today. It’s been an exhausting stretch.